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Ophthalmologist - (ahf-thal-MAH-loh-jist) A medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating eye conditions and diseases. Specialized training is required beyond medical school. Medical specialties are either medical or surgical, and ophthalmology is a surgical specialty, although not all ophthalmologists actually perform surgical procedures.

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Off Label Use - Use of a technology for a procedure which is legal but not specifically approved by the FDA. For example, LASIK was performed using an excimer laser when the FDA had approved use of that laser for PRK but not yet for LASIK. A medical doctor is legally able to use a certain instrument or technology for any given procedure, whether or not the FDA has specifically approved that use. Manufacturers of excimer lasers have sought FDA approval of their laser for LASIK, but that is for marketing reasons and is unrelated to the legality of using it that way.

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: Vision Therapy - A way of treating vision disorders usually prescribed and planned by an optometrist to improve weak visual skills. It is thought that there are twenty visual skills, such as accommodation, peripheral vision, spatial relations, visual memory and visualization. When one or more of these skills is weak or non-existent, many activities can be impaired, like sports, computer work, and reading. Vision therapy was practiced in Europe in the mid-1800s and began in the U.S. in 1928 by an optometrist. Other names for vision therapy are: eye exercises, visual training, and orthoptics.
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